Should Disney have pressed forward after cost and other production issues nearly shut down the movie in 2011? Was a $200-million-plus budget sensible given the characters’ low profile among younger filmgoers?

The second-guessing has been as ubiquitous as "Despicable Me 2’s" minions as Hollywood looks back to one of the most underperforming, disappointing, (insert euphemism here) movies of the year.